installiertvsinstalliertenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: installiert is a verb, installierten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“installiert” is a verb and “installierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,188
“installiert” frequency rank
#30,129
“installierten” frequency rank
35317
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature installiert installierten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs installieren Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs installiert

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set installiert and installierten apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
installiert
13 ch
installierten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: installiert is [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯t] while installierten is [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “installiert” sits inside “installierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

installiert is recorded at frequency rank #5,188, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯t]. installierten is at rank #30,129, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnstaˈliːɐ̯tn̩].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 35317, this pair ranks #1,642,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of installiert vs installierten

Shared letters: aeilnrst. Private to "installiert": -. Private to "installierten": -.

"installiert" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCC  ·  "installierten" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • installiertinnstalliert · insatlliert · insstalliert · instaliert · instalilert · installeirt · installierrt · installiertt
  • installierteninnstallierten · insatllierten · insstallierten · instalierten · instalilerten · installeirten · installieretn · installierrten

Frequency comparison

installiert#5,188
installierten#30,129

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "installiert" and "installierten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "installiert" is a verb and "installierten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "installiert" or "installierten"?
"installiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,188 in our German list, against #30,129 for "installierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering installiert vs installierten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “installiert”; for an adjective, it's “installierten”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “installiert” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list